We are studying the characteristics of the Amalgamated Housing for the tenants of the cooperative because we want to prove how the Amalgamated Housing made life easier for low income families and immigrants.
The tenants of the co-operative benefited from the Amalgamated Housing a lot. Before living in the Amalgamated Housings the tenants of the AH were housed in overcrowded, walk up tenements, with no sunlight or ventilation. They used shared toilets in the hallways, or some of the tenants had bathtubs in the kitchen. Most of these immigrants were Jews, who were labored in the sweatshops of the needle trades, and other similarly deplorable work situations. In reaction to these shameful conditions, and while being denied any sort of rights, workers began to organize. They looked to unions, such as the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, to protect them, and improve their life. The Amalgamated Housing gave the tenants a decent living place along with a safe environment. The apartments were large and the tenants paid low rent. The tenants were made stockholders and had a say about what happens in their neighborhood. Amalgamated Housing created co-operative activites for the tenants to participate in, like theatre parties, lectures, debates, musical programs, art exhibits, chorus, dramatic group and summer day camp. These activites were used to strengthen the co-operative tenants relationship. There were also a store for the tenants that was located in the basement of the first building. This store sold goods such as; electric light bulbs, curtain rods, vacuum cleaners, window screens, milk, ice and laundry service. Shortly after a fruit, vegetable, and grocery store was added. The Amalgamated Hosuing also provided a library in the building because there was no public library close by. BY ASHLEY WILLIAMS
Health and living conditions on the lower east side of Manhatten:
Before living in the Amalgamated Housing the tenants of the Amalgamated Housing were housed in overcrowded, walk up tenements, with no sunlight or ventilation. They used shared toilets in the hallways, or some of the tenants had bathtubs in the kitchen.
Karisma:
Most of the houses had two or three exposures in them. These apartments were no "railroad" flats, they had beautifully separated rooms. Most of the apartments had all rooms directly off a large central foyer and hall. A majority of the kitchens had dining alcoves where the families could eat in comfort. In other apartments a seperate dining room was provided. the bathrooms were even beautiful,having tiled floors .The buildings were built around a large central court with numerous trees and elaborate flower gardens. There was even a sculpted fountain. The rent on the top floors of the buildings were set to be low by the Board of Directors to accomadate families with lower earning capacities.
Ashley:
Thanks for the T/Q/R statement and your persistence in getting me to look at it. I like it! You might want to watch your word choice though. You use the word "benefits," which makes the second half of the T/Q/R sound redundant. Think about substituting a word like "characteristics" or "qualities." Both are a bit more neutral in tone, allowing you to emphasize the benefits the residents received in the second half of the T/Q/R.
In the paragraph that followed your T/Q/R, you mention a number of these characteristics, low rent, safe environment, programs, etc. Think about the radial web idea I introduced in the last session. How would you organize these points in a radial web? Remember, each of the green bubbles (See example of radial web on homepage.) is a specific topic. The blue bubbles that branch out from the green ones are details or examples that support/prove your statement. How can you use an organizer like the radial web to structure your essay? Each green bubble will correspond to WHAT in your essay? What do the blue bubbles represent? You should now move into developing a radial web to identify information that you can use.
Your T/Q/R is comparative; in its second half, you write, "we want to prove how the Amalgamated Housing made life EASIER for low income families and immigrants . . ." (Emphasis added.) To what will you compare the residents' life at the Amalgamated Housing? From whence did many of these individuals and families come? Where had they previously lived? What were living conditions like in these areas? Where can you find such data? Where will you place this information in your essay?
Remember, you want to identify as much useful information as possible, so take your time and go through your notes on the documents very carefully.
You are doing some very fine work on this project!
Let me know if you need any clarification on the above points.
Topic: Amalgamated Housings
Main Idea: The purpose of the Amalgamated Housings was to make a decent living place available to low income families. (EXCELLENT STATEMENT OF THE MAIN IDEA!)
Important Details: The Amalgamated Houses lasted for 30 years; from 1927-1957. They charged $12.50 per room per month in Manhattan; $11 in Bronx & Brooklyn; $10 else where in New York State. "Low paid worker is today as much a problem as it was five or ten years ago. Amalgamated Housing is the first limited dividend housing company as a cooperative."
Ashley:
Really nice job on identifying the important details. For clarity's sake, you might want to think about setting the data up as bullet points, similar to how you organized the following questions.
Take a look at the information you have on the monthly housing costs in the various boroughs. Do you know the year? When did a room in Manhattan cost $12.50/month? Is the sentence that begins "Low paid worker is today . . ." a quotation? If it is, you want to include quotation marks and indicate the page on which you found the quotation. This sounds like nit-picking, but, in the future, this will eliminate accidental plagiarizing!
Questions: What does ACW stand for? Almagamated Clothing Workers
What was the purpose of the Amalgamated Housings?
How could one become a member of the ACW?
How much did they charged?
Is ACW kind of like the projects?
How was income back then?
Who is Abraham E. Kazan?
Was $12.50 per month alot of money to pay?
What is a limited dividend housing company?
A good set of questions! Now you need to begin to identify source on which you may draw to answer them. The full name of an organization, along with its abbreviation, can often be found at the beginning of a chapter. The first time an author refers to an organization, he/she usually will write out the full name of the organization and its acronyn immediately afterward. For example, I might be writing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Instead of writing the full name out every time I need to, I could use an acronym. I might write: "In 1950, at the beginning of the Cold War, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) . . ." Check the early pages of your secondary source to see if Shaviro follows this model.
You might also begin to ask questions of the author and the data itself. For example, you might wonder WHY Shaviro included something in his description of the original Amalgamated Housing buildings. Write that question down! You might be at the beginning on a research string that might take you in a completely new direction.
Summary: The Amalgamated Housings was formed by members of the AWC Credit Union to purchase ice and coal for members at reduced prices.The purpose of the Amalgamated Housings was to make a decent living place available to low income families. I have a question: How does the AWC Credit Union, an organization established to buy cheap ice and coal for its members, get into the business of erecting apartment buildings?
Ayron Carmona
Topic: Radical Builders in the Bronx
Main Idea: The cooperative owners of the Amalgamated Houses tried to create an affordable environment were families with low income can live and prosper.
Important Details: Owners created cooperative groceries and dairies to have affordable food for the people who live there. The Amalgamated Houses were able to survive the great depression intact because of its ability to act together cooperatively with the owners of the homes.
Questions:
How did the actions of the Amalgamated Houses sparked the change that created affordable housing in this country?
Who bought the land were the Amalgamated Houses where built?
How was the lifestyle in the Amalgamated Houses during the Great Depression?
Did any of the New Deal policies effect the life of the people living in the Amalgamated Houses?
Summary: The cooperative owners of the Amalgamated Houses were able to survive and prosper through and after the Great Depression and World War Two because they were able to work together as a unit. Management were willing to get loans to support the various groceries set up by the Amalgamated Houses to always keep the shelfs piled up with the needed supplies.
Ayron:
Really nice work on the questions!!
You also capture the gist of the important details. Think about including more specific information in your notes. This way, you will not have to go back to the reading when you are writing up your essay. For example: You mention that during the Great Depression the owners were able to survive because of their "ability to act together cooperatively." Are there any specific examples of how they worked cooperatively? If there are, include them in your notes. It might also be helpful to organize your notes in bullet points. By doing so, you can quickly scan down the page and find the data for which you are looking.
Drop me an email if you have any questions.
Chuck
Shaviro 153 (Ashley Williams) Topic: Amalgamated Housings
Main Idea: Since the beginning, the cooperative members were determined to create a wide variety of cooperative activites. Important Details: To achieve cooperative activites, a separate corporation, (AW Services) was formed. They started to sell electric light bulbs, curtain rods, vacum cleaners, and window screens. They soon expanded to milk, ice and a laundry service. Questions:
How much did those supplies cost?
Or was it free?
Where was all these supplies located?
Where did they get the supplies to sell them?
Does the fact that they sell supplies for the building make it less like the projects?
Who was in charge of selling the supplies?
What is zoning?
Summary:
Ashley:
You got the idea of the main idea/important detail system! now, think about including a few specific examples to illustrate the above points. If Shaviro does not provide these examples, you need to keep your eye out for them when you begin to read other documents.
See you Saturday.
Chuck
Ashley Williams
Lex's Folly
Topic: Amalgamated Housing
Main Idea: Amalgamated Housings made life easier for immigrants and stuggling families. Amalgamated Housings and other parts of country's best aspects were developed by people who refused to let their dreams die.
Summary: An 87 year old Jeanette Mendelson recalls her childhood while growing up in the Amalgamated Housings in the 1920's.
Questions:
What is "Radicals in the Bronx"?
What similarities and differences does the Amalgamated Housing (back then) and the projects have?
What was the Abraham Lincoln Brigade?
What is "May Day March"?
How was Amalgamated Housing related to the current and past struggles?
What/Who is a radical?
Ashley Williams
Shaviro 150-152
Topic: Amalgamated Housing
Main Idea: This is when the Amalgamated Housings are being constructed.
Questions:
Where members also tenants?
How much space was taken by buildings?
Who is Sidney Hillman?
Did the Great Stock Market Crash affect Amalgamated Housings?
What was the "great stock market crash"?
So were apartments rented or owned?
What is the "Board of Directors"?
Summary:
Ashley Williams
4/7/08
1. Who lived in the Amalgamated Housing? From whence did they come? For whom did they work?
Immigrants and low income families lived in the Amalgamated Housing. Some tenants came from the east Bronx others came from other countries. The tenants were empolyed by a branch of the needle trades. The needle trade is a storefront operation financed by the state's AIDS institute.
2. What is a housing co-operative? Why was it considered so innovative?
A cooperative is a legal entity that owns real estate.
TQR
We are studying the benefits of the Amalgamated Housing for the tenants of the co-operative because we want to prove how the Amalgamated Housing made life easier for low income families and immigrants; In order to understand what the purpose of the Amalgamated Housing was. Change 1 of 2
We are studying the characteristics of the Amalgamated Housing for the tenants of the cooperative because we want to prove how the Amalgamated Housing made life easier for low income families and immigrants.
The tenants of the co-operative benefited from the Amalgamated Housing a lot. Before living in the Amalgamated Housings the tenants of the AH were housed in overcrowded, walk up tenements, with no sunlight or ventilation. They used shared toilets in the hallways, or some of the tenants had bathtubs in the kitchen. Most of these immigrants were Jews, who were labored in the sweatshops of the needle trades, and other similarly deplorable work situations. In reaction to these shameful conditions, and while being denied any sort of rights, workers began to organize. They looked to unions, such as the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, to protect them, and improve their life. The Amalgamated Housing gave the tenants a decent living place along with a safe environment. The apartments were large and the tenants paid low rent. The tenants were made stockholders and had a say about what happens in their neighborhood. Amalgamated Housing created co-operative activites for the tenants to participate in, like theatre parties, lectures, debates, musical programs, art exhibits, chorus, dramatic group and summer day camp. These activites were used to strengthen the co-operative tenants relationship. There were also a store for the tenants that was located in the basement of the first building. This store sold goods such as; electric light bulbs, curtain rods, vacuum cleaners, window screens, milk, ice and laundry service. Shortly after a fruit, vegetable, and grocery store was added. The Amalgamated Hosuing also provided a library in the building because there was no public library close by.
BY ASHLEY WILLIAMS
Health and living conditions on the lower east side of Manhatten:
Before living in the Amalgamated Housing the tenants of the Amalgamated Housing were housed in overcrowded, walk up tenements, with no sunlight or ventilation. They used shared toilets in the hallways, or some of the tenants had bathtubs in the kitchen.
Karisma:
Most of the houses had two or three exposures in them. These apartments were no "railroad" flats, they had beautifully separated rooms. Most of the apartments had all rooms directly off a large central foyer and hall. A majority of the kitchens had dining alcoves where the families could eat in comfort. In other apartments a seperate dining room was provided. the bathrooms were even beautiful,having tiled floors .The buildings were built around a large central court with numerous trees and elaborate flower gardens. There was even a sculpted fountain. The rent on the top floors of the buildings were set to be low by the Board of Directors to accomadate families with lower earning capacities.
Ashley:
Thanks for the T/Q/R statement and your persistence in getting me to look at it. I like it! You might want to watch your word choice though. You use the word "benefits," which makes the second half of the T/Q/R sound redundant. Think about substituting a word like "characteristics" or "qualities." Both are a bit more neutral in tone, allowing you to emphasize the benefits the residents received in the second half of the T/Q/R.
In the paragraph that followed your T/Q/R, you mention a number of these characteristics, low rent, safe environment, programs, etc. Think about the radial web idea I introduced in the last session. How would you organize these points in a radial web? Remember, each of the green bubbles (See example of radial web on homepage.) is a specific topic. The blue bubbles that branch out from the green ones are details or examples that support/prove your statement. How can you use an organizer like the radial web to structure your essay? Each green bubble will correspond to WHAT in your essay? What do the blue bubbles represent? You should now move into developing a radial web to identify information that you can use.
Your T/Q/R is comparative; in its second half, you write, "we want to prove how the Amalgamated Housing made life EASIER for low income families and immigrants . . ." (Emphasis added.) To what will you compare the residents' life at the Amalgamated Housing? From whence did many of these individuals and families come? Where had they previously lived? What were living conditions like in these areas? Where can you find such data? Where will you place this information in your essay?
Remember, you want to identify as much useful information as possible, so take your time and go through your notes on the documents very carefully.
You are doing some very fine work on this project!
Let me know if you need any clarification on the above points.
Take Care.
Chuck
Group_B_Amalgamated_Web.jpg
Shaviro 148-149 (Ashley Williams)
Topic: Amalgamated HousingsMain Idea: The purpose of the Amalgamated Housings was to make a decent living place available to low income families. (EXCELLENT STATEMENT OF THE MAIN IDEA!)
Important Details: The Amalgamated Houses lasted for 30 years; from 1927-1957. They charged $12.50 per room per month in Manhattan; $11 in Bronx & Brooklyn; $10 else where in New York State. "Low paid worker is today as much a problem as it was five or ten years ago. Amalgamated Housing is the first limited dividend housing company as a cooperative."
Ashley:
Really nice job on identifying the important details. For clarity's sake, you might want to think about setting the data up as bullet points, similar to how you organized the following questions.
Take a look at the information you have on the monthly housing costs in the various boroughs. Do you know the year? When did a room in Manhattan cost $12.50/month? Is the sentence that begins "Low paid worker is today . . ." a quotation? If it is, you want to include quotation marks and indicate the page on which you found the quotation. This sounds like nit-picking, but, in the future, this will eliminate accidental plagiarizing!
Questions: What does ACW stand for? Almagamated Clothing Workers
What was the purpose of the Amalgamated Housings?
How could one become a member of the ACW?
How much did they charged?
Is ACW kind of like the projects?
How was income back then?
Who is Abraham E. Kazan?
Was $12.50 per month alot of money to pay?
What is a limited dividend housing company?
A good set of questions! Now you need to begin to identify source on which you may draw to answer them. The full name of an organization, along with its abbreviation, can often be found at the beginning of a chapter. The first time an author refers to an organization, he/she usually will write out the full name of the organization and its acronyn immediately afterward. For example, I might be writing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Instead of writing the full name out every time I need to, I could use an acronym. I might write: "In 1950, at the beginning of the Cold War, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) . . ." Check the early pages of your secondary source to see if Shaviro follows this model.
You might also begin to ask questions of the author and the data itself. For example, you might wonder WHY Shaviro included something in his description of the original Amalgamated Housing buildings. Write that question down! You might be at the beginning on a research string that might take you in a completely new direction.
Summary: The Amalgamated Housings was formed by members of the AWC Credit Union to purchase ice and coal for members at reduced prices.The purpose of the Amalgamated Housings was to make a decent living place available to low income families. I have a question: How does the AWC Credit Union, an organization established to buy cheap ice and coal for its members, get into the business of erecting apartment buildings?
Ayron Carmona
Topic: Radical Builders in the Bronx
Main Idea: The cooperative owners of the Amalgamated Houses tried to create an affordable environment were families with low income can live and prosper.Important Details: Owners created cooperative groceries and dairies to have affordable food for the people who live there. The Amalgamated Houses were able to survive the great depression intact because of its ability to act together cooperatively with the owners of the homes.
Questions:
How did the actions of the Amalgamated Houses sparked the change that created affordable housing in this country?
Who bought the land were the Amalgamated Houses where built?
How was the lifestyle in the Amalgamated Houses during the Great Depression?
Did any of the New Deal policies effect the life of the people living in the Amalgamated Houses?
Summary: The cooperative owners of the Amalgamated Houses were able to survive and prosper through and after the Great Depression and World War Two because they were able to work together as a unit. Management were willing to get loans to support the various groceries set up by the Amalgamated Houses to always keep the shelfs piled up with the needed supplies.
Ayron:
Really nice work on the questions!!
You also capture the gist of the important details. Think about including more specific information in your notes. This way, you will not have to go back to the reading when you are writing up your essay. For example: You mention that during the Great Depression the owners were able to survive because of their "ability to act together cooperatively." Are there any specific examples of how they worked cooperatively? If there are, include them in your notes. It might also be helpful to organize your notes in bullet points. By doing so, you can quickly scan down the page and find the data for which you are looking.
Drop me an email if you have any questions.
Chuck
Shaviro 153 (Ashley Williams)
Topic: Amalgamated Housings
Main Idea: Since the beginning, the cooperative members were determined to create a wide variety of cooperative activites.
Important Details: To achieve cooperative activites, a separate corporation, (AW Services) was formed. They started to sell electric light bulbs, curtain rods, vacum cleaners, and window screens. They soon expanded to milk, ice and a laundry service.
Questions:
How much did those supplies cost?
Or was it free?
Where was all these supplies located?
Where did they get the supplies to sell them?
Does the fact that they sell supplies for the building make it less like the projects?
Who was in charge of selling the supplies?
What is zoning?
Summary:
Ashley:
You got the idea of the main idea/important detail system! now, think about including a few specific examples to illustrate the above points. If Shaviro does not provide these examples, you need to keep your eye out for them when you begin to read other documents.
See you Saturday.
Chuck
Ashley Williams
Lex's Folly
Topic: Amalgamated Housing
Main Idea: Amalgamated Housings made life easier for immigrants and stuggling families. Amalgamated Housings and other parts of country's best aspects were developed by people who refused to let their dreams die.
Summary: An 87 year old Jeanette Mendelson recalls her childhood while growing up in the Amalgamated Housings in the 1920's.
Questions:
What is "Radicals in the Bronx"?
What similarities and differences does the Amalgamated Housing (back then) and the projects have?
What was the Abraham Lincoln Brigade?
What is "May Day March"?
How was Amalgamated Housing related to the current and past struggles?
What/Who is a radical?
Ashley Williams
Shaviro 150-152
Topic: Amalgamated Housing
Main Idea: This is when the Amalgamated Housings are being constructed.
Questions:
Where members also tenants?
How much space was taken by buildings?
Who is Sidney Hillman?
Did the Great Stock Market Crash affect Amalgamated Housings?
What was the "great stock market crash"?
So were apartments rented or owned?
What is the "Board of Directors"?
Summary:
Ashley Williams
4/7/08
1. Who lived in the Amalgamated Housing? From whence did they come? For whom did they work?
Immigrants and low income families lived in the Amalgamated Housing. Some tenants came from the east Bronx others came from other countries. The tenants were empolyed by a branch of the needle trades. The needle trade is a storefront operation financed by the state's AIDS institute.
2. What is a housing co-operative? Why was it considered so innovative?
A cooperative is a legal entity that owns real estate.
TQR
We are studying the benefits of the Amalgamated Housing for the tenants of the co-operative because we want to prove how the Amalgamated Housing made life easier for low income families and immigrants; In order to understand what the purpose of the Amalgamated Housing was. Change 1 of 2